Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-05-26
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

this season.
A fellow going under the name OF
"E. Jennings" victemised several PEG
pie of Blunt and Gettysburg with
bogus drafts.
Pleuro. pneumonia was reported at
Darlington. DR.. Langdon OF Fargo,
deputy veterinary surgeon, found it
was not-bein only a minor affection.
He, however, found three glandered
horses, which were killed and the bod
les buried.
Several places were visited last
week withfrost which did considerable
damage.
Charles Ziel, the foreman OF August
Lithes farm near Leonard, was kicked
by a horse in the breast and will prob.
ably die.
The bodyol an unknown young man,
drowned in the Moose river near Min.
OF about the 25th of April, has been
recovered. On the body was found
four photographs of English make,
one of an elderly lady and gentleman,
one of a young man and young lady.
The young mans photograph bears
written on the back the names OF
Thomas Stamford, Davenport; and
Mrs. A. Strantford, Old Ford, Jan. 2,
1868.
DR.. r. NJ. Elliott, a prominent
physician OF Aberdeen, has been ar,
rested for d case OF malpractice in
Columbia.
The finding OF natural gas in Sully
county recently is attractingconsider
able attention from abroad, and
Eastern parties are writing with q
view OF developing the find.
Herbert f. Crouch joins John Long
staff in the purchase OF f. L. Ketch.
um's interest in the daily Huronite
printing establishment. The new
iirm's name is DAVIS, Longstaff &
Couch.
Sanders Nelson, in jail at Highmore
under continent tor poisoning his
wife with strychnine, was found this
morning hanging by a towel from a
crossbar of his cell. dead. He had
made hia will, which vas found on the
table.
At Fargo C. w. Ellis, a Northern
Pacific engineer, became violently in
sane, tried to place his wife on a red
hot stove and committed other vic.
lence.
II. n. Parent, who one week ago
escaped from the Ipswich Jail, where
he was confined awaiting trial on a
charge of incest, reached Bowdle and
delivered himself TO Deputy Sheriff
Cowley. He was nearly famished.
The Uncle Toms Cabin company
disbanded at Fargo. The manager
notified five members of the company
that he would continue to run the
combination no longer OH the road.
A rumor is current at Yankton that
Public Examiner Harris, who has
been investigating the management OF
the asylum for the insane at Yank-
ton. saws he has discovered Irregular
tiles sufficient to cause the removal of
some OF the trustees. The investiga-
ton extends back TO 1882, and may
involve Others than the present trus-
tees.
Watertown special: The case OF the
saloonkeepers was decided in favor oil
the county. This decision compels
saloons of incorporated cities to pay
county as well as city licences, and af.
ieets all cities IN the territory. It is
probably the most important decision
rendered this year. In interviews,
three of the five commissioners of this
county arefound to be prohibitionists.
And have already passed a resolution
refusing to license any saloon in the
fcounty.
Reports have already been received
from the following railroads ofthe an
nexed number of elevators and ware,
houses on their lines: Minneapolis &
Pacific, ii; Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern, %; Chicago Northwest,
rn,195; st. Paul, Minneapolis & Man
itoba, 20; Northern Pacific, 1I6; Chi,
cago, st. Paul. Minneapolis Il Omaha,
one. II is necessary for the commits,
sion to prepare rules for each elevator
and warehouse, and furnish each
house with samples OF every grade.
"Are you the critter who talks oil
opening a bank here?" quer:ed a Oak.
ota resident of a pale-faced young
,o-;toI;gt f.on, tha Eoot
ayes, sir, | am talking OF it."
That's what ] heard, and | came
around to see il my paper was good
for a hundred dollars. II she are, &c
ahead with your bank. If she amt,
you'd better sorter go into n coffin
factory, or a doctors shop, or some,
thing where you can't touch my pride
/ was allus very sensitive about banks
and my last note was Endorsed by a
six-shooter OF As caliber.-Wall Street
News.
The wheat crop in North Dakota is
reported TO be, at the present time,
somewhat below the average.
The Grand lodge /. o. o. f., al
Grand Forks, decided to hold the next
annual meeting at Huron. Grand Mas
ter Harvey ]. Rice appointed the fol.
lowing gentlemen to fill she appoint
i've Offices for the ensuing year: Grand
Chaplain, Rev. George w. Freeman,
Elk Point; grand marshal, c. r. Law
alley, Reynolds; grand conductor, E
Z. 0verhotzer, st. Lawrence; grand
herald, J.. Wallace Bell, Kimball
grand guardian, +. ii. SturzemacEer
Glendale; finance committee, +. s
Langdon, Casselton; c. S. Lostutter,
Glendale; ]. B. Smart, Eden.
A large number of Huronites held 4
conference with President Hill OF the
Manitoba road at st. Paul. They
laid before him q direct proposition
to extend the Watertown branch o
the Manitoba road, now under con
struction from Benson TO Huron this
year. Mr.. Hill was willing enough tc
build the extension, but said that ht
could not possibly do it this year. Hi:
iron supply is already contracted for,
and is all intended for the North Da
kota and Montana work, and cannot
be used elsewhere. With LOO miles &c
be built there, Mr.. Hill did not fee
that he could undergo to enter South
Dakota this year. He gave the Hur
onites assurance, however, that witt
the present prospects he would build
to Huron next year and connect hi:
Minnesota system with that of Soutl
Dakota
The Marquis de Mores was arrested
in New York, accused OF being about
to leave the country and defrauG hi:
creditors.
Charles B. Baxter of Northwood, g
scandinavian. a adiudped insane